What better way to get to know The Hague than through its pride and joy, the Mauritshuis? This pleasant museum showcases masterpieces of Dutch art (in particular, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring) in a magnificent setting: an elegant residence built in 1640 for Count Johan Maurits van Nassau, which highlights the life of a well-to-do family in the 17C. Renovated in 2015, the original building has doubled in size thanks to an Art Deco extension used to host temporary exhibitions.